BT has said it will not use Huawei equipment within the core of its 5G mobile network when it is rolled out in the UK. It still plans to use the Chinese company’s phone mast antennas and other products deemed not to be at the “core” of the service. BT also confirmed that it was […]
BT Plus now comes with a ‘Complete Wi-Fi’ guarantee – ensuring customers get strong wi-fi signal in every room of their home With its Complete Wi-Fi, BT guarantees customers wall-to-wall coverage, and provides faster wi-fi speeds – boosting average speeds in a four-bedroom house by up to 25 per cent – allowing customers to stream […]
BT has released a study into modern families and how they use technology in their homes. The study on British families and the homes they inhabit has uncovered the full extent of how families use technology to spend time together, and apart, in the home. While technology use in the home is growing, 43 per […]
With consumer needs for on-board connectivity changing the landscape of rail across the world, Huber+Suhner has developed its five-port antenna to aid passenger experience and enable them to work, play and communicate seamlessly. The offering also benefits operators, allowing them to boost their data transmission by using fewer antennas, while also enhancing the flexibility of […]
Wi-Fi 6 chipsets are forecasted to break the 1 billion annual shipments barrier by 2022 just three years after the first commercial deployments expected for 2019, according to ABI Research. Although it has taken several years to develop and ratify, market adoption of this standard is anticipated to be swifter than the rollout of 5G […]
Following recent speculation that such a deal was imminent, communications networks infrastructure solutions provider CommScope has agreed to acquire entertainment and communications technologist ARRIS International, in an all-cash transaction for $31.75 per share, or a total purchase price of approximately $7.4 billion, including the repayment of debt. In addition, The Carlyle Group, a global alternative […]
Following advanced-television.com’s revelation that telecommunications and cable equipment vendor CommScope was in talks to acquire entertainment, communications and CPE technologist ARRIS International, reports suggest that CommScope is nearing a deal at more than $31 a share. A deal would give CommScope more scale with a more diversified product base, while it would provide an exit […]
Companies laying high-speed fibre cables used by large businesses, mobile operators and broadband providers will have greater access to broadband infrastructure provider Openreach’s ducts and poles, under proposals set out by communications regulator Ofcom. The plans are published alongside a consultation on Ofcom’s Business Connectivity Market Review (BCMR), which looks at competition for dedicated, high-speed […]
Telecommunications and cable equipment vendor CommScope is in talks to acquire entertainment and communications and CPE specialist ARRIS International, according to a Reuters report, which suggests that negotiations are ongoing and there is no certainty a deal will be reached. ARRIS itself has been active in sector consolidation, acquiring set-top box maker Pace, Motorola’s CPE […]
AirTies, a provider of managed Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to global service providers, has revealed plans to make its managed Wi-Fi solution available for devices running the RDK software platform in Q1 2019. The company also disclosed that a Tier 1 operator expects to deploy AirTies’ software on RDK-based CPE in the coming year. “We’ve seen […]